Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde condemned the rape case of a female doctor in Satara. He firmly stated that the accused individuals will be awarded with harsh punishment.
Speaking to ANI, the cousin of the deceased doctor claimed that she had been subjected to harassment for more than a year and was being pressured to manipulate official reports.
Satara Police arrested two persons, Police Sub-Inspector Gopal Badne and Prashant Bankar, in connection with the case. A case was registered against the accused duo under charges of rape and abetment to suicide. The Police Sub-Inspector Badne named in the note was suspended following this
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday hit back at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for calling Satara doctor's alleged suicide an "institutionalised murder", alleging Congress of politicising the case.
Speaking to ANI, Tushar Doshi said, "Absconding accused PSI Gopal Badne appeared at the Phaltan Rural Police Station late last night. We will present him before the court today and conduct further proceedings."
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday targeted the BJP-led Mahayuti government of Maharashtra over the alleged suicide of a woman government doctor in Satara district, terming the incident not just a suicide but rather an institutionalised murder.
Satara District SP Tushar Doshi confirmed the arrest of the second accused in the doctor rape case. Suspended PSI Gopal Badne was arrested on Sunday after he surrendered before the Satara police.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) leader Shammi Oberoi on Saturday expressed happiness after the party secured three out of four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, Satara Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi stated that the police have arrested Prashant Bankar, one of the two accused in the suicide case of a woman doctor.